diff --git a/apply/settings.py b/apply/settings.py
index 4bd13ff..f7615f4 100644
--- a/apply/settings.py
+++ b/apply/settings.py
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ POST_SUBMISSION_SLEEP_MS: int = get_int_env("POST_SUBMISSION_SLEEP_MS", "0")
 # --- Service -----------------------------------------------------------------
 INTERNAL_API_KEY: str = get_env_or_fail("INTERNAL_API_KEY")
 
+# --- Translations ------------------------------------------------------------
+# Key into translations.toml (e.g. "de", "en"). Used by language.get_text.
+LANGUAGE: str = getenv("LANGUAGE", "de")
+
 
 def log_settings() -> None:
     logger.debug("--- Settings ---")